The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast 03) by Douglas Preston

The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast 03) by Douglas Preston
Author: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; Narrator: René Auberjonois
Full Title: The Cabinet of Curiosities
Release Year: 2002
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Techno-thriller, Suspense

In modern-day Manhattan, a construction crew discovers a sealed basement containing the skeletal remains of thirty-six victims from the late 19th century. FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast is called in to investigate the gruesome find, noting that each victim had a small piece of their spinal column surgically removed. He recruits archaeologist Nora Kelly and journalist Bill Smithback to help him delve into the city's dark history and the macabre legacy of a Victorian-era 'Cabinet of Curiosities.' As they uncover the story of a brilliant but mad surgeon obsessed with life extension, a new series of murders begins that perfectly mimics the historical crimes. The investigation leads them into the subterranean tunnels beneath New York and the high-stakes world of museum politics. Pendergast must determine if they are facing a copycat or something far more impossible and dangerous. The tension mounts as the killer targets those closest to the investigation, leading to a frantic confrontation in a hidden laboratory.